From storm to freedom : America's long war with Iraq / John R. Ballard.
Covering both Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom as two campaigns within a single, if discontinuous, conflict, this book analyzes the strategic interaction between Iraq and the United States from 1990 to 2010 and the key operational decisions that determined the course of the war. Th...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Annapolis, Md. :
Naval Institute Press,
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Covering both Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom as two campaigns within a single, if discontinuous, conflict, this book analyzes the strategic interaction between Iraq and the United States from 1990 to 2010 and the key operational decisions that determined the course of the war. The author's assessment of the long war against Iraq includes misunderstandings between government leaders in Iraq and the United States that led initially to war, ineffective UN sanctions, inefficient efforts by the Clinton administration, and uncoordinated actions by the Bush administration that the. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvii, 321 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-308) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781612510057 1612510051 |
| Language: | English. |